riwle

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Central Franconian reiwe, from Middle High German rīben, from Old High German rīban, from Proto-West Germanic *wrīban, from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną.[1]

Cognate with German reiben and Luxembourgish reiwen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrivlə/
  • Rhymes: -ivlə
  • Hyphenation: ri‧wle

Verb

riwle(transitive, with accusative)

  1. to crumble (to break into crumbs)
  2. to rub, especially with the fingers

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive riwle
participle geriweld
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
imperative
ich riwle
du riwelst riwel
er/sie/es riweld
meer riwle
deer riweld riweld
sie riwle

The present participle is uncommonly used,
but can be made with the suffix -end.

Derived terms

  • abriwle

References

  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “riwle”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 134

Middle English

Noun

riwle

  1. alternative form of reule